How to delete a VM with snapshots

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mb5fcdf2ea5f3c5 2017-05-23 10:32:00

A note about error: “cannot delete inactive domain with snapshots”

You cannot delete a VM with snapshots. For example:
# virsh undefine --domain openbsd
Sample outputs:

error: Failed to undefine domain openbsd
error: Requested operation is not valid: cannot delete inactive domain with 2 snapshots

To list snapshots, enter:
# virsh snapshot-list --domain VM_NAME # virsh snapshot-list --domain openbsd
Sample outputs:

 Name                 Creation Time             State
------------------------------------------------------------
 3sep2016             2016-09-02 13:38:18 -0500 shutoff
 3sep2016u1           2016-09-02 15:04:50 -0500 shutoff

The syntax is as follows to delete snapshot:
# virsh snapshot-delete --domain VM_NAME --snapshotname SNAPSHOT_NAME
To delete both snapshots, enter:
# virsh snapshot-delete --domain openbsd --snapshotname 3sep2016 Domain snapshot 3sep2016 deleted # virsh snapshot-delete --domain openbsd --snapshotname 3sep2016u1 Domain snapshot 3sep2016u1 deleted
Verify it:
# virsh snapshot-list --domain openbsd Name Creation Time State ------------------------------------------------------------
Now delete the vm:
# virsh undefine --domain openbsd Domain openbsd has been undefined # rm -f /nfswheel/kvm/openbsd.qcow2